Independent medicine is under more pressure than ever — consolidation, administrative burden, shrinking margins. But the physicians who stay independent and get equipped with the right tools, data and knowledge are outperforming the system that was supposed to replace them.
HNA gives private practice physicians what they need to compete and win on their own terms.
We don't sell you software. We tell you which tools our physicians actually use, and what's coming next in medicine — before it reaches your door.
A national network of physicians who've chosen independence, and the 4,600+ payer relationships behind them.
Founded on conviction
HNA was founded in 1993 on a simple belief: physicians who own their practice make better decisions for their patients than systems designed to manage them. More than three decades later, that belief hasn't changed — even as everything around it has.
We've spent those years watching healthcare consolidate, watching independent practices get squeezed, and watching the physicians who stayed the course prove that private practice medicine still works — when it's equipped to compete.
That's the work. It always has been.
Thank you, Healthcare Networks America, for sending me patients where I get paid what I feel I deserve. I didn't realize how attractive it is to service employer-based patients, which is what HNA targets. It's like having my own marketing company for almost no cost.Richard P. Jacoby, DPM
Most independent physicians aren't short on effort. They're buried in process — a separate portal for every payer, a separate renewal for every credential, a separate system for every task that pays nothing and takes everything.
Meanwhile the economics keep tightening. The practices that last are the ones that see it coming and get ahead of it.
In twelve years the gap between the two closed from 36.7 points to 7.7. And 7 in 10 of the physicians who sold said they did it to negotiate better rates with payers. They were buying leverage — and they paid for it with ownership.
Source — AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey, 2024
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We're driven to keep independent physicians ahead — educating on the latest tools and practice implementations shaping medicine today.
And through our negotiated insurance contracts, HNA delivers some of the top reimbursement rates in the nation — leverage you couldn't get on your own.
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Based on HNA's active physician network. Illinois is shown for completeness — HNA does not currently contract there.
Here's what independent physicians need to know before that gap gets harder to close.
Our 20-page report breaks down how large health systems are leveraging AI today, the adoption gap facing private practices, and four concrete moves independent physicians can make right now to close it — without adding staff or losing what makes their practice their own.
Tools alone don't move the needle. Knowing which ones are worth your time does.
Every tool we profile is one independent physicians are already using. The measure isn't how clever it is — it's how many hours it hands back. Time you spend practicing medicine instead of managing it, which is why you did this in the first place.
Drive your practice's success. Learn how integrating your workflows, software and staff into one complete system — instead of a collection of disconnected parts — keeps your practice running like a single, closed loop.
Watch the replay →Physician burnout is finally easing — but the administrative load behind it keeps climbing. For every hour with a patient, physicians now spend two on clerical work. This briefing shows independent practices how to shift that balance using AI.
Watch the replay →Over two-thirds of people on Medicare have two or more chronic conditions. In this 20-minute e-course, learn how to implement Chronic Care Management in your practice — and weigh the pros and cons of bringing in an outside partner to run it.
Watch the replay →AI adoption is accelerating fast — most health systems are already using it internally. But adoption is outpacing governance and know-how, which is exactly the gap HNA helps physicians close.
Our Healthcare AI Index tracks and profiles the AI tools actually helping private practices. Not theory — a curated, physician-focused guide to what's working right now, what each tool does, and why it matters for independent practices specifically.
We're interested in hearing about the latest advancements in medicine. Download the case study to learn how we can work together.
Read the case study →Access to employer-based health plans, negotiated and maintained on your behalf — so your practice gets the reach of a large group without becoming one.
Joining the network or keeping your standing current — here's where to start.
New to HNA? Complete this form to begin credentialing and join our national network of independent physicians.
Download the enrollment form →Already an HNA member? This annual form keeps your credentialing current and your network participation active.
Download the credentialing form →The full list of payer contracts in the HNA network and the current fee schedule for every plan — 4,600+ payers deep. This is the document our physicians ask for most, and it's one download away.